Thursday, January 8, 2009

Valentines, already?

I'm not really trying to push Valentines on you, but as you saw in my last post, I am surrounded by a lot of snow. What does this have to do with Valentines? The snow has reminded me of the glass glitter I used last year when making Valentines (2nd row, 1st pic.). When the sun hits the snow, it glistens just like glass glitter. The snow is really quite beautiful.

In many of these creations I have used vintage wallpaper (my favorite kind of paper), and vintage millinery flowers. I have also used various types of keys to go with a "key to my heart" theme. If you haven't used glass glitter before, remember it is REAL glass and will cut, so use it carefully. It is not for little hands.

Ele, thanks for the well wishes for Kaden. He is now 2 lbs 4ozs.I too love Valentine because of the pink and red. Went to Hobby Lobby and bought all the pink flocking they had left after Christmas. I just love all your creations. Hugs, Pat

We are both on the Valentine train! I, too have been working on and thinking about Valentines! BUT ... I could NEVER produce the elegant beauties YOU made! I love each of them, Ele! I think you should be a designer. People would FIGHT over having you decorate their homes!

Oh Ele, How lucky I was to have one of your pink Valentine creations last year! remeber we were partners? Could you pop by and link to the site mentioned and cast your vote for me to be the "Queen of Pink"? Prettypink please??? Love,Lori

Hi...I am Carrie, Diane's sister from Saturday Finds...love your blog!Where do you live Eleanor that you got that much snow! Wow! And I thought we had a lot of snow a couple of weeks ago here in Oregon! Love all your creations from last year...what wonderful inspirations.

What a beautiful mosiac of pretty things. I have never used glass glitter but the more I see all these sparkly creations I am inspired to give it a try. Thank you for commenting on my blog and especially about the fog picture. I pray that you will see clearly, hear clearly and something beautiful will appear before your eyes. Becky

Hello Ele, thank you so much for stopping by and leaving such a sweet comment on my blog. You are so sweet. Wow you have been busy crafting to get all that Valentine stuff done already. They are all so pretty! Great job! I've done a few things for Valentines but not as much as you have.Love You, ShirlShirls Rose Cottage

Every one of your creations is so pretty. You are so talented. I just love Valentines Day, it's such a romantic, girly holiday. I need to start creating some things, too. I use a lot of glass glitter, too, I just love the sparkle!

Hi, I have just popped over from "if Mama Ain't Happy..." and I love your creations, I have to admit I have never heard of glass glitter, perhaps we don't have it in England? I will have to check, as it is absolutely sparkly! I am a bit of a magpie and I love sparkly things....We don't really go mad for Valentines over here but I think I will surprise everyone this year and go a little crazy, especially as all everyone can talk about is financial doom and gloom...Thank you for inspiring me to start a new tradition, love your blogX Alex